Senior Brother Zhao's battle with Li and Zhang had already reached a white-hot stage. Facing two alone, he did not fall behind in the slightest. One look was enough to tell that his foundation was solid, especially his sword techniques—tricky and unpredictable, always managing to block their combined attacks.
On the other side, Hua Xuanzi faced a male cultivator of the same tier with equal ease. Since she had barely expended any energy earlier, the two fought back and forth. Hua Xuanzi would also throw out a talisman from time to time to disrupt her opponent, temporarily gaining the upper hand.
Because Senior Brother Qian had been injured in the earlier sneak attack, he struggled somewhat against a male cultivator one layer above him. After his back was slashed by the other party's sword again, he could not hold back a muffled groan and could only call to Hua Xuanzi for help.
"Senior Sister Hua, please hold him off for two breaths. I need to take a healing pill."
Without slowing her steps, Hua Xuanzi moved toward Junior Brother Qian. Naturally, she could not let anything happen to him. If he were killed, all the pressure would fall on her and Senior Brother Zhao. Then it would be two against four, and their chances of winning would be slim.
At this moment, Hua Xuanzi had not considered the Wei siblings at all. She figured the two had probably fled long ago. Still, she could understand it. There was nothing wrong with preserving oneself wisely, and with their cultivation, they would not have been much help anyway.
Just as Hua Xuanzi came within two steps of Senior Brother Qian, Yunxi swiftly formed a hand seal and unleashed a Lightning Strike Technique. This time, she held nothing back. The attack of Qi